Mongrel Recruit Captures First Prisoner For K-9 Unit
Rex the mixed breed dog of U S K-9 Corps with the Seventh Cavalry in Korea helped capture a Chinese soldier, the first war dog credited with such a feat in Korea. Corporal Tracy said the dog warned of the approaching man at a listening post north of Yongdu. The detachment, organized last December by Sgt. Sheldon, trains seven hours daily and assigns a single handler per dog.
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William C. Barnard
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
Rex
United States
Cpl
Robert G. Tracy
Portland
Seventh Cavalry Regiment
Yongdu
Tracey
Guy C. Sheldon
Montpelier
Tippy
James D. Matty
Snow Shoe
Mooren
Japan
Floyd T. Abrahamson
Dallas
Tex
Theodore D. McKelvey
Crestwood
N. Y
Donald J. Smith
Joseph C. Riley
Macon
Curtis A. Remfrey
Cornwell
Soviet Hold Yank Four Hours in Berlin Memorial Incident
In Berlin on March 26 an American Air Force private, Pvt. Orloff Morrow of Seattle tied to a Soviet war memorial in the British sector, was detained by Russian guards for four hours but not interrogated or mistreated. US authorities and British MPs oversaw his release.
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Berlin
Air Force
United States
Pvt
Orloff Morrow
Seattle
Wash
U. S
Tempelhof
U.S
Morrow
Deputy Sheriff Dies of Heart Attack in Pima County
AP report states Bert Nichols, deputy sheriff in Pima County based in Ray, died of a heart attack. Former Castle Dome mine guard near Miami, he had lived in Globe and Superior.
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Ray
Bert Nichols
Pima County
Castle Dome
Miami
Globe
Superior
Rattler Strikes St. David Youth During Trap Duty
St. David March 26 AP Van Busby 15 son of Mr and Mrs H W Busby of St David was bitten twice on the hand by a small rattlesnake while placing a trap. He is recovering.
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ST. David
van Busby
H. W. Busby
Van
Tucsonan Will Speak at Benson Legion Banquet
Ed Larkin Tucson attorney will address the Third District American Legion convention banquet opening day March 31 during a two day meeting in Benson.
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Benson
Third District American Legion
Ed Larkin
Tucson
Restaurant Blast Kills 2 in Chester Nebraska
An explosion at Hagers Cafe in Chester Nebraska killed a 14 year old waitress Betty Mathiesen and Kermit Roop Jr while four others were injured. The blast destroyed a nearby gasoline station and four cars as firefighters from three towns fought the blaze. Kenneth Messman said the cause remains unknown and witnesses noted a stove being lit when the blast hit.
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Chester
Neb
Kenneth Messman
Betty Mathiesen
Czechs Warn of Severe Prosecution for Sabotage
Prague dispatch says Justice Minister Stefan Rais ordered severe prosecution of sabotage in production transport and distribution at a conference of prosecutors and regional court leaders. He also vowed action against those hampering feeding the people and against the village rich farmers.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stefan Rais
Rais
Shaw's Alphabet Idea Considered Unworkable
New YorkMarch 26 Shaw may have proposed a 40 letter English alphabet to ease spelling and grammar. Max Sher over president of Lingua phone Institute of America says the plan would require global dictatorship and vast funding. He recalls Shaw records from London and outlines a method to test symbols while retaining the 26 letters. The discussion frames Shaw as a model of Dublin English and a provocative thinker.
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Elizabeth Toomey
New York
George Bernard Shaw
Max Sherover
Linguaphone Institute of America
Britain
Sherover
London
Shaw
Dublin
England
Bernard Shaw
Biologic War Danger Cited by Medical Expert
Dr. Victor H Haas of Bethesda Md director of the National Biological Institute of Health warns that enemy saboteurs could launch a germ attack on the United States mobilization program with virtually no exposure risk. He notes some authorities see biologic attack as a major hazard possibly greater than the atomic bomb.
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Chicago
America
United States
Victor H. Haas
Bethesda
National Biological Institute of Health
Retired Executive Dies Unexpectedly in Arizona
Edward Hawks Ravenscroft longtime Abbott Laboratories chairman dies suddenly at his Biltmore Estates home in Phoenix. Born September 8, 1871 in Scotland he came to the United States at age 12. Survived by wife Lucy three daughters Violet Palmer and Charles Tuttle in Scottsdale Anno Myers of Glencoe and Edward Ravenscroft Glencoe a sister eleven grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be set at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary once son arrives.
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Edward Hawks Ravenscroft
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Ill
Phoenix
Biltmore Estates
Scotland
Ravenscroft
United States
Violet Palmer
Charles Tuttle
Scottsdale
Anno Myers
Glencoe
Edward Abbott Ravenscroft
Arnold Gregory Dies At Residence
Arnold Gregory 53 long active KRIZ commercial manager dies at home 2630 East Edgemont Circle after a long illness. Funeral 3 p.m. today Covenant Presbyterian Church Mercer Mortuary Greenwood Memorial Park burial. Beloit native came to Phoenix 30 years ago from San Francisco. Survived by wife Mayme daughter Delores and two sisters in California.
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Arnold Gregory
KRIZ
East Edgemont Circle
L. T. Knotter
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Mercer Mortuary
Greenwood Memorial Park
Gregory
Beloit
Wis
Phoenix
San Francisco
Phoenix Advertising Club
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Mayme
Delores
California
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Cleveland
Ohio
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NEA Service, Inc
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LENOX
Ene
N. 7Th Avenue
Shaws
Austria
Pasa
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Hanny
Evins Shoes
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